TERLING, a parish, with a village, in Witham district, Essex; 3½ miles W of Witham-Junction r. station. It has a post-office under Witham, and a fair on Whit-Monday. Acres, £3,205. Real property, £5,798. Pop., 902. Houses, 195. T. Place was once a palace of the Bishops of Norwich; had a large chapel, with privilege of sanctuary; gave shelter, in the time of Henry III., to Hubert de Burgh; was also a residence of Henry VIII.; passed, in his time, to the Audleys; and , with the manor, belongs now to Lord Rayleigh. Roman coins were found in 1824. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £370.* Patron, Lord Rayleigh. The church is ancient but good. There are an Independent chapel, and charities £30.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))